GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |